There Is No Such Thing as a Free Lunch

The day before the auction, Luri was cleaning Ferda’s office as usual.

Ferda’s office was so tidy that there was little to clean.

So, as usual, all she did was briefly tend to the more secluded corners before leaving.

That was what she had intended to do today as well, when she spotted a book lying on his desk.

It was the auction-house catalog.

‘Come to think of it, he said they were opening the auction house tomorrow, didn’t he?’

On the other hand, she was worried.

She had been watching how things were unfolding in the current political climate, so she knew how dangerous it was.

As far as Luri was concerned, it would only stir up trouble, so she thought it would be best to stop.

‘But this is something Lord Ferda is doing…….’...